Final List of Reminders

Hello,

Here is possibly the last reminder we will be posting prior to the youth celebration.

It all comes down to Saturday.

Reminders:

• All youth wear white shirts, black pants and black shoes to the corral. 
• Young Men wear black socks.
• Young Women bring leotards for your prairie dress. 
• Do not bring any regular clothes. 
• Young Women need to come with their hair up in a bun or in braids. Nobody wore their hair down in the 1890s. Nobody! All young women in he Chinese Heritage scene must wear their hair in a bun.
• Young Women bring tights or stockings (leotards) for Ranching.

• Nativity cast (except angels) bring an earth toned, or dark colored T-shirt to wear under your costume to cover your white shirt.

• Ribbon and Fan dancers wear a white camisole, or tank top to wear under your costume if you have one. The change rooms are going to be very busy and it will be best if you have something on under your costume for privacy and modesty.
• Keep in mind that the costume change from Chinese Heritage to Hockey is less than 5 minutes. You have to be able to switch VERY quickly.

• Bring a bag lunch (or eat before you come), healthy snacks, dinner and plenty of water.  There will not be time to go out and purchase food.

• Give yourself extra time to get through downtown traffic and find parking.

• NO GUM.

• No use of Power Outlets.

The Schedule for Saturday:

11:30 – 12:00	All youth enter via the WEST doors (as will the public).
12:00 – 12:20	South and West Stakes go into the arena. Youth put their backpacks in the designated section (West in NW bleachers). Leaders will put their SKAPA tape markings on the floor, and may have their youth stand in their positions if helpful..
12:20 – 12:40	South and West Stakes tour the Corral
12:40 – 1:00	South and West Stakes to Archie Boyce *By this time all youth are in their opening scene costume and all props are in place ready to go!!
1:00 – 1:10	Lineup for 6-stake Entrance – Foothills youth lead the way to form the hat outline, all the rest of the stakes come as they wish (Opening Scene, First Nations, RCMP, Ranching scene youth strategically located for quick exits)
1:10 -1:15	Entrance to High on the Mountain Top
1:15 – 1:25	Welcome & opening comments by President Carter, followed by Louise Campbell
1:25 – 1:37	Howdy speaker, song, Theme speaker, song, Exit to the 3 minute instrumental music, and start the WORKING dress rehearsal. Youth are welcome to sit in the stands to watch, as this is their only time to see what the other numbers are. There will be stops as necessary to correct positioning or tape markings, but there will not be a repeat run through. If you are the next performance number, be ready to come in when it’s your turn. Plenty of time to snack and drink during the show.
1:40 – 3:40	Working dress rehearsal
3:40 – 3:50	Comments to all the stakes after white-hatting is concluded
3:50 – 4:10	Prepare for dress rehearsal (move all backpacks out of arena seating, change costume if needed, line up in corridor)
4:15 – 5:45	REAL DRESS REHEARSAL, NO STOPS Youth will not be watching the other performers as they are to be where they will be during the actual performance. Each youth NEEDS to know where they are to be when off stage, as well as on.
5:45 – 5:55	Preshow PEP TALK and prayer
6:00 – 6:40	Sandwich Supper, Put on Opening Scene Costume, freshen make-up. Youth are NOT to be in the corridors looking for parents. All youth and leaders are to stay in backstage areas.
6:40 – 6:45	Line up with white hats on
6:50	It’s Show time!! ALL youth enter the arena to the grand entrance hymn High on the Mountain Top by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

After the Show:

Meeting up with parents:

We suggest you meet in the same area you will be assigned to during the day – which is the NW side of the arena.

The parents can sit in the seats and wait if they want, or be in the concourse - but at least they will know a general area to meet up.

Lost and Found:

Here is a note we got from the Stampede Corral:

Just wanted to let you have the lost and found contact details in case any of the performers or people attending contact you looking for left behind items following your performance on Saturday.

We had a few people who contacted us following Weds, so I thought it might be useful to let you have this info to circulate.

Once your show is finished on Saturday, our building staff will do a clean-up ready for Sundays show. Anything located will be taken to the lost and found office situated in the Big Four Building that night, and locked away there.

This office is open for enquiries and collections Monday – Friday 9am – 4.30pm. And the contact number is: 403 261 9347.